Prayer Changes Us Pray for those who spitefully use you. Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) My coworker’s words were unkind and untrue. How could this woman say such a thing about me? I fumed. All day her words simmered in my soul. Each time my mind hit the rewind button, my jaw tightened. That night as I lay in bed, I thought …
Sweet-Smelling Prayers
Our Prayers Matter to God I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you. May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:1-2 Have you ever wondered if your prayers are important to God? One day my husband was …
Listening to God
What Voice Do You Listen To? Elijah prayed, “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you …
Prayers without Words
God Hears Our Groans God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. Exodus 2:24 On my knees beside the bed, I knelt to pray. My mind whirled and my heart ached. But no words came. Several minutes passed before I whispered, “Help me, God. Help me.” Ever been reduced to silence before …
Conversation with God
How Do You Talk to God? Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. Genesis 3:8 What images come to mind when you try to picture the garden of Eden? Maybe you think of Monet’s garden in Giverny or a local botanical …
Praying in Jesus’s Name
**“G3686 – onoma – Strong’s Greek Lexicon (KJV).” Blue Letter Bible. Accessed 13 Sep, 2019. https://www.blueletterbible.org//lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3686&t=KJV._